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Alexander Smart
SDSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Senior Program Leader / Professor of Department of Natural Resource Management
Biography
If you would like my CV or more information, please feel free to contact me at my SDState email address noted above.
Education
- Ph.D. in agronomy, range management | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2001
- M.S. in agronomy | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1992
- B.S. in soil science | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1989
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Rangeland ecology and management
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Society for Range Management
- South Dakota Grassland Coalition
Extension Responsibilities
South Dakota coordinator of USDA-SARE
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Rangeland ecology
- Grazing management
- Temperate pasture improvements
- Forage seedling establishment
- Prescribed burning
Awards and Honors
- Early Career Undergraduate Teaching Award (2009)
- Range Science Education Council/Society for Range Management
Grants
Authored or coauthored 25 successful proposals totaling over $5,000,000.
Associated Areas